Hit Lists
February 17th, 2007 | by Vinny |
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I was over at dvorak.org and happened to see this post on hit lists.
I found a number of things disturbing about it. First and foremost was the sheer number of incidents. How could there be so many? Then it was the idea that so many of them happened so recently.
I can imagine that these things happen. Having worked in a middle school for many years, I can appreciate how the children are frustrated. But the fact that so many children lack the common sense, coping systems, or parental support to manage their anger and frustration constructively.
I know there were frustrations when we were growing up. I know we had conflict and strife. I know there were times where we thought the world was ending, and times we even wished it. These days, though, kids seem to go to darker and darker places then we knew existed.
The world is surely a much scarier place, for kids and the adults who love them.
